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. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the unit nations. of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> still rice had to spend another rough day on capitol hill discussing benghazi with skeptical senate republicans. >> the u.n. ambassador decided to play what was essentially a political role at the height of the contentious presidential election campaign. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize that all of us here hold the secretary of state to a very different standard than most cabinet members. >> one rice ally, senator joe lieberman tried to take the focus off of rice this morning. >> i hope we can focus on what i think are the more important parts of our investigation which is what did our government know and what could it have done before the terrorist attack to protect the lives of the americans who were there. >> don't forget something here. this is not susan rice's first political rodeo. he didn't suddenly appear from team obama land in 2008. she has a lot of friends in this t
. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the unit nations. of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> still rice had to spend another rough day on capitol hill discussing benghazi with skeptical senate republicans. >> the u.n. ambassador decided to play what was essentially a political role at the height of the contentious presidential election campaign. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize...
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i mention that because journalism, like foreign policy, is frequently affected by national interest. to the degree that there is a that what happens in the congo is less important to the united states, we don't cover it. we are infinitely more engaged right now in what's happening in syria, but the coverage of what's happening in syria is not bad but i don't know that it's shed a great deal of light and part of the problem is, even there, you were asking about -- i know you began by asking about what's happening in gaza right now and that i what i think of k konk -- coverage of that, i did hear you correctly? >> yes. >> any time israel is involved in a story it, becomes an excruciatingly difficult story for american journalists to cover because there is a -- for the most part -- a natural sympathy in this country, a sense of identity in this country with israelis and many reporters, old friends and colleagues of mine, the late peter jennings, used to, i think, very unfairly be criticized for taking an anti-israeli point of view. it wasn't so much an anti-israeli point of view as that
i mention that because journalism, like foreign policy, is frequently affected by national interest. to the degree that there is a that what happens in the congo is less important to the united states, we don't cover it. we are infinitely more engaged right now in what's happening in syria, but the coverage of what's happening in syria is not bad but i don't know that it's shed a great deal of light and part of the problem is, even there, you were asking about -- i know you began by asking...
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has been the united nations special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights has said that this is big. sickly a war crime drone warfare. kind of a two part question here based on your investigation would you agree with that assessment and b. what do you think we're we're we're seeing some reports that there's actually a debate going on inside the obama administration about you know more or less how that's done all i kind of thing with regard to the drone warfare do you think that there are voices within the obama administration that are suggesting that they might have even crossed the line into into war crimes. well i i we do understand from people we're talking to when people we're interviewing for the documentary itself that there's a real debate between the cia which is launching these drones and is only used and remember by the way we are not at war with pakistan we are sending drones into pakistan violating their sovereignty in defiance of their parliament and what they've asked us to so you have that on the one hand the cia on the other hand apparently you have people in
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nations and there's so many issues, andrea, that confront the united states from the global economic recession to the afghan war to iran and north korea to the arab revolutions to what's happening in egypt today, i really think that those are the issues that ought to be in front of our congress as well as our administration officials. >> nick, what do you think is going on? this seems to be a proxy war? >> well, it does. it does. i mean, obviously there are a lot of unanswered questions about benghazi and i've certainly believe that members of congress in both parties have a right and responsibility to asks those questions, but there are official commissions that will soon speak to those very questions. there's the commission headed by ambassador pickering and chairman mike mullen, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, other by the u.s. government. these investigations have been done in a deliberate, comprehensive way and we will soon know what their findings are. i think it's better for us as a collective here in the united states, to wait for those commissions and not rush
nations and there's so many issues, andrea, that confront the united states from the global economic recession to the afghan war to iran and north korea to the arab revolutions to what's happening in egypt today, i really think that those are the issues that ought to be in front of our congress as well as our administration officials. >> nick, what do you think is going on? this seems to be a proxy war? >> well, it does. it does. i mean, obviously there are a lot of unanswered...
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joining me now is bill richardson, ambassador to the united nations from 1997 to 1998. he's also the former governor of new mexico. governor, thanks for being here tonight. >> nice to be with you, reverend. >> now, you've been in politics a long time. can you explain what mccain is is up to with these attacks? >> well, obviously the political season is on. it's unfortunate. i mean, the issue here is this. one, the president of the united states has a right to name their secretary of state. this is traditionally always been given by the senate to the president. there's never any debate. secondly, is susan rice qualified? she certainly is. she's worked on african issues, a road scholar, as u.n. ambassador she's been the one that tightened the sanctions on libya, on north korea. she's articulate. she knows the issues. she's a very hard worker. that's the issue, reverend. and if the president wants to nominate her secretary of state, we should just put the politics aside. she didn't know about this benghazi issue. so -- >> that's what i want to get to. they are accusing her
joining me now is bill richardson, ambassador to the united nations from 1997 to 1998. he's also the former governor of new mexico. governor, thanks for being here tonight. >> nice to be with you, reverend. >> now, you've been in politics a long time. can you explain what mccain is is up to with these attacks? >> well, obviously the political season is on. it's unfortunate. i mean, the issue here is this. one, the president of the united states has a right to name their...
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nations where the palestinians are seeking some legitimacy, the other palestinians, the fatah wing, mahmoud abbas is coming to new york to have a vote in the general assembly which will be a largely symbolic vote on statehood, especially after hamas has flexed its muscles and said military and not diplomacy is the way to legitimacy internationally, it seems loom foolhardy on the part of the palestinians. >> first of all, what's going on, you're president abbas, you've just been seen to be basically irrelevant to what's going on. supposedly gaza, which is part of any palestinian state, you have no influence or control over. so this is also a way to remind everybody that he's still there. now, the problem with it is, is that it is symbolic. it doesn't advance the cause of peace or palestinian interest but it's his way of trying to demonstrate relevancy. the real question is, is there a way to get beyond this so we get away from what's purely symbolic and move on what is substantive? as long as we're focused on symbols, we see a perpetuation of the palestinian history which leads to mo
nations where the palestinians are seeking some legitimacy, the other palestinians, the fatah wing, mahmoud abbas is coming to new york to have a vote in the general assembly which will be a largely symbolic vote on statehood, especially after hamas has flexed its muscles and said military and not diplomacy is the way to legitimacy internationally, it seems loom foolhardy on the part of the palestinians. >> first of all, what's going on, you're president abbas, you've just been seen to be...
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. >> germany will not support the latest palestinian bid to become an observer state in the united nations. a government spokesman said berlin was talking to other european states to find a common position. the palestinian authority president is in the united states where he met the u.s. assistant secretary of state. the u.s. says it will vote against upgrading the palestinians from an observer entity to an observer state in the united nations. >> in syria, 34 people have been reported killed in a double car bombing in. reports indicate a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle shortly after a bomb went off. the attacks targeted a town loyal to president assad's government. meanwhile, an unconfirmed report says rebels in aleppo in the north shot down a fighter jet and captured its pilot. egypt pose a political crisis is deepening. clashes erupted in cairo between police and protesters who have been occupying central tahrir square. >> they about to stay put until president morsi withdraws from power. >> he insists that his decree is necessary for national security and is only temporary. >> polic
. >> germany will not support the latest palestinian bid to become an observer state in the united nations. a government spokesman said berlin was talking to other european states to find a common position. the palestinian authority president is in the united states where he met the u.s. assistant secretary of state. the u.s. says it will vote against upgrading the palestinians from an observer entity to an observer state in the united nations. >> in syria, 34 people have been...
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i'm going to united mexican states nation. you just say i'm going to mexico. so calderon would like it to be part of his legacy because he leaves office next saturday but he wants to change the name just to mexico. >> so i guess the question is, though, why challenge it. >> why is it so important to him? >> because it became the name in 1824 when inspired by american independence leaders, they said if it's the united states of america and they've done so much in terms of independence, we should have united mexican states. >> so what is the like lie hood of this getting done. you said he's leaving office saturday. >> he said he doesn't want a name that emulated another country and that no one uses on a daily basis. and theness chas are very unlikely because enrico penneta becomes president next week, you don't think it's going to be high on his list. >> jay. they have drugs, violence, a whole lot of things. >> certainly. but it won't think. persia became iran, rhodesia, zim bob wa ceylon, sri lanka, and burma, mayanmar. >> we'l
i'm going to united mexican states nation. you just say i'm going to mexico. so calderon would like it to be part of his legacy because he leaves office next saturday but he wants to change the name just to mexico. >> so i guess the question is, though, why challenge it. >> why is it so important to him? >> because it became the name in 1824 when inspired by american independence leaders, they said if it's the united states of america and they've done so much in terms of...
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according to the united nations, more than 100,000 have fled into lebanon. and thousands more are on the waiting list. the war has put huge strains on neighboring countries, leading many struggling. -- leaving many families struggling. and >> the northern border of lebanon with syria, this is where thousands of refugees have escaped in august to years to escape serious moral and war -- syria's pergo civil war. -- berchtold civil war. this family had fled here because it's other boy, 3-year- old mohammed, had been abducted by pro-government militia and was presumed dead. now he has had to move on. the baby is older and stronger, but the family was forced to leave the school because of tensions because -- between local lebanese and the refugees. >> we left because of all the trouble there. sometimes i did not feel safe to be in a room. we may have been better off in syria. >> now in a different village, he is still not settled. he often goes back across the border to help the rebels inside syria. on one trip he shot this dramatic footage of an ssa attack on a
according to the united nations, more than 100,000 have fled into lebanon. and thousands more are on the waiting list. the war has put huge strains on neighboring countries, leading many struggling. -- leaving many families struggling. and >> the northern border of lebanon with syria, this is where thousands of refugees have escaped in august to years to escape serious moral and war -- syria's pergo civil war. -- berchtold civil war. this family had fled here because it's other boy,...
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>> once this got to the united nations' general assembly the result is inevitable. the real issue is, as senator schumer highlighted it, it's with this political tool, club if you will, what will abbas do with this? and you know if you're an optimist, you say there's a slim possibility here that a re-elects president, potentially re-elected prime minister, netanyahu in the alex wagnelect january, can find a way back to negotiating process otherwise this just reinforces the current stagnation that we have within the middle east peace process. >> in terms of how this affects the men people, on the ground you have a long history here, what is your sense of this moment for palestine? >> well, the war in gaza empowered hamas more than ever. remember a year ago, israel negotiated with hamas, empowering hamas while abbas was submitting his first bid a year ago to the security council israel was negotiating with hamas and releasing 1,000 prisoners. every israeli policy, so far since netanyahu was in office four years has been to negotiate whether clearly or under the table
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highest military spending nations combined. those 10 nations together -- together spend about 50 -- 450 billion. we spent 800 billion. now here is the trick. our money is heavily invested in sophisticated military hardware. very sophisticated pieces of equipment, which truthfully impact our domestic economy. but the truth of the matter is the discussion about budgets from having put many, many budgets together is not a discussion just about money. it is a discussion about priorities and values. and we have to determine, you know, to me when you talk about what the deal is to be made, to sequester includes deep cuts in the military. and many on the right and mini and communities with error bars, military contractors that employ a lot of people will art in to avoid this military cuts. what we have to say is the nation as it is important that we prioritize education, infrastructure right alongside of trying to have security that comes from having a strong military. so we have to realize that we have got to talk -- we've got to tal
highest military spending nations combined. those 10 nations together -- together spend about 50 -- 450 billion. we spent 800 billion. now here is the trick. our money is heavily invested in sophisticated military hardware. very sophisticated pieces of equipment, which truthfully impact our domestic economy. but the truth of the matter is the discussion about budgets from having put many, many budgets together is not a discussion just about money. it is a discussion about priorities and values....
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nations so where am i going with all of this well two days after the r.t.e. office was bombed in gaza and email from the spokesperson for the israeli prime minister's office alex cells he arrived to the head of artes in moscow branch no not apologizing for bombing r t but instead he gave an oddly valid threat where he claimed that our tease coverage is one sided regarding the conflict not only did he not apologize but netanyahu his own spokesperson basically insinuated that the r.t. station is fair game to be attacked because of the side we've taken in our coverage i guess this is their way of saying you want to cover gaza fairly well this is what you get unacceptable and despicable behavior coming from the office of the israeli prime minister look if you aren't convinced that israel's full on war against the media quite yet check this out according to a recent press release by the human rights organization a doll quote following complaints received about the intention of the israeli army to demolish the tower also called the journalist tower. gaza city this
nations so where am i going with all of this well two days after the r.t.e. office was bombed in gaza and email from the spokesperson for the israeli prime minister's office alex cells he arrived to the head of artes in moscow branch no not apologizing for bombing r t but instead he gave an oddly valid threat where he claimed that our tease coverage is one sided regarding the conflict not only did he not apologize but netanyahu his own spokesperson basically insinuated that the r.t. station is...
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i would say it is but it is not but you see the united nations so it is really. basically. bring peace and harmony and obviously. if you invested there only you could win the hearts and minds of the. people they should the people should agree to get organize into really their development in their will in their lives to see that what they want do. not want to. sure but i mean one of the biggest thing to invest in people obviously is not killing and i mean and this drone warfare has really taken a toll on the country. you know robotic car also said that before nine eleven there was one suicide bombing and then between two thousand and seven in two thousand and twelve there have been three hundred fifty two it just seems like these drone wars and the country are back firing creating more terrorism as we know terrorism arises from this utter hopelessness were you know on the counter offensive the program they kind of spearheading is really helping people come out of that hopelessness come out of that despair why is it that the u.s. is using this counterproductive methods instea
i would say it is but it is not but you see the united nations so it is really. basically. bring peace and harmony and obviously. if you invested there only you could win the hearts and minds of the. people they should the people should agree to get organize into really their development in their will in their lives to see that what they want do. not want to. sure but i mean one of the biggest thing to invest in people obviously is not killing and i mean and this drone warfare has really taken...
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. >>> mahmoud abbas is heading to the united nations in hopes of achieving a lower level statehood status for his people. >>> rebels are claiming an important victory saying they now hold one military base in syria. amateur video posted on a social media website showed rpgs being fired during an overnight battle as opposition fighters captured a helicopter base which is near the capital of damascus. and the government bombing of a village near the capital reportedly killed at least eight children. they were just outside playing at the time. just horrible. >>> now for a look at your national weather, let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. he is tracking that weather channel forecast with new video you just got in. >> yeah, there wasn't a lot of bad stuff over the weekend, but this video was found from hurricane sandy. we don't have a lot of pictures of what it looked like on the coastline of new jersey as we approached high tide that monday evening. you can see the water already over the seawall. this is probably three hours before the actual high tide. these waves were just crashing
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she united statess it's ill equipped to be the nation's top diplomat for reasons that have little to do with libya. even in a town that rewards sharp el lows and sometime obscenities. near nearly 100 house republicans have sent a letter to the president urging them not to nominate her. is he willing to spend the political capital? >> i think he will if he decides she's the choice. we need to remember the house republicans have nothing to do with confirming secretary of states. i know susan rice, worked with her in the john kerry campaign in 2004. she has the skill and the judgment to be secretary of state if president obama wants her to be. >> it's unfair? >> completely unfair. it's a tough town and lots of people want to be secretary of state i suspect. and the press has a role to play here, but at the end of the day i think if barack obama, who's just been rere elected, would like susan rice to be his secretary of state, she will be. >> steve, chip, happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> also making news this morning, investigators say they're questioning people in connectio
she united statess it's ill equipped to be the nation's top diplomat for reasons that have little to do with libya. even in a town that rewards sharp el lows and sometime obscenities. near nearly 100 house republicans have sent a letter to the president urging them not to nominate her. is he willing to spend the political capital? >> i think he will if he decides she's the choice. we need to remember the house republicans have nothing to do with confirming secretary of states. i know...
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spokesman for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine g.'s gaius to the people of gaza so never have decent living conditions unless the blockade is lifted. but we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the bookcase believe to be certain it's a collective punishment of one hundred six well certainly people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in violence even there is a crisis in almost every aspect of life through their walls crisis over to creation we are in the process of building one hundred schools because there is a cute overcrowding in schools. there is a crisis of public health because for example ninety percent of all also in gaza is unthinkable millions of liters of rule sewage flowing into the city or every day because sue system is not functional it's not functional and the list goes on. our websites were keeping our finger on the pulse of the middle east about events including the question of who was behind the wednesday's to the bus bombing israel account since t
spokesman for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine g.'s gaius to the people of gaza so never have decent living conditions unless the blockade is lifted. but we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we have always called for the bookcase believe to be certain it's a collective punishment of one hundred six well certainly people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in violence even there is a crisis in almost every aspect of life...
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tin foil hat that the united nations has no interest whatsoever in turning augusta national into a sustainable biodome likewise hopefully somebody will tell mr field seriously that the un has no interest in forcibly removing americans from the countryside either here's what agenda twenty one actually really is it stands for agenda twenty first century it's a completely non-binding un agreement non-binding it's not a law that addresses climate change and any quality by laying out ways the local and federal governments non-governmental organizations and businesses can create more sustainable environments in their respective nations that's it some suggestions but as you'd expect about a plan to reduce poverty and use resources and land in more eco friendly ways the wealthy oil barons in the banks toure's are opposed to it when people governments organizations talk about things like sustainable energy corporate responsibility educating the world's children billionaires like the koch brothers get a little nervous so right wingers have employed their best charlatans of american people like glenn bec
tin foil hat that the united nations has no interest whatsoever in turning augusta national into a sustainable biodome likewise hopefully somebody will tell mr field seriously that the un has no interest in forcibly removing americans from the countryside either here's what agenda twenty one actually really is it stands for agenda twenty first century it's a completely non-binding un agreement non-binding it's not a law that addresses climate change and any quality by laying out ways the local...
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nations hundred seventy six inquiries were shot at the from from all the governments of the world. but unfortunately your king and you did not do anything in this regard the they did not share in putting pressure on these two main countries they can do a lot but they are not july alternately yes we've got thirty seconds your prognosis what you think is going to happen. unless there is a legitimate dialogue between the opposition and the government the situation will go very much worse and it would undermine all the interest of the of the of the world really. has to be done as soon as possible thank you former m.p. from bahrain's largest opposition party of five thanks for your thoughts. the age old war between the rich and the poor was at the open in brussels today where european leaders gather to hammer out a budget deal division's glaring there was so from disagreeing on whether to increase decrease or freeze the budget leaders are also threatening vetoes of what to cut or what to fund what is there a smith reports on the looming showdown. the scene was set for this battle over t
nations hundred seventy six inquiries were shot at the from from all the governments of the world. but unfortunately your king and you did not do anything in this regard the they did not share in putting pressure on these two main countries they can do a lot but they are not july alternately yes we've got thirty seconds your prognosis what you think is going to happen. unless there is a legitimate dialogue between the opposition and the government the situation will go very much worse and it...
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their founding was supported by the united nations. the organization is also helping to fund a new milk processing plant. in afghanistan such investments are vital in the war against terrorism. they provide jobs. people who are earning money don't need to fight. there are many women in the cooperatives: milk processing is one of the few jobs they're allowed to do in conservative afghanistan. the milk union sends women to train the villagers, giving courses on such subjects as improving hygiene. >> the women here occupy more powerful positions in their families and communities. they keep the profits on their milk -- after all, they did the work. and socially some things have also changed. they used not to be allowed to leave their houses. now they can move about much more freely. >> more and more afghans want to form work cooperatives. this one is discussing new memberships. a large number of applicants are waiting for acceptance. >> cooperation has encouraged people. those who had no cows have bought some. they used to provide three li
their founding was supported by the united nations. the organization is also helping to fund a new milk processing plant. in afghanistan such investments are vital in the war against terrorism. they provide jobs. people who are earning money don't need to fight. there are many women in the cooperatives: milk processing is one of the few jobs they're allowed to do in conservative afghanistan. the milk union sends women to train the villagers, giving courses on such subjects as improving hygiene....
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nations program on hiv is called zero disskrcrimination. experts estimate that 200,000 people in the country are hiv positive. she is an active supporter to eradicate aides and has visited facilities for patients. upon receiving the appointment, the politician said she would like to work with people who live on the fringes of society and struggle to maintain their basic human rights. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal. fast tracts of land waiting to be restored. overcoming the challenges of japan's 2011 disaster won't be easy. but step by step, people are moving forward. find out how on "the road re ahead." >>> a sophisticated four legged robot is poised to go where no one has gone before, inside the damageded reactors at fukushima daiichi. researchers at electronicsmaker toshiba developed the animal-like machine to help emergency workers know what they're dealing with inside the destroyed reactors. the radio controlled robot stands about one meter tall, has four centimeter long legs, six video c
nations program on hiv is called zero disskrcrimination. experts estimate that 200,000 people in the country are hiv positive. she is an active supporter to eradicate aides and has visited facilities for patients. upon receiving the appointment, the politician said she would like to work with people who live on the fringes of society and struggle to maintain their basic human rights. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal. fast tracts of land...
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a spokesman for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine that refugees across gunness says the people of gaza will never have decent living conditions unless the blockade is lifted. well we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we've always called for the blockade to be looked to be certain it's a collective punishment of one point six one point seven million people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in flightsim if there was a crisis is almost every aspect of life through their walls crisis of education we are in the process of building one hundred new schools because there was acute overcrowding in schools in gaza there is a crisis of public health because for example ninety percent of all also in gaza is unthinkable millions of liters of rule sewage flowing into the sea every day because the sewage system is not functional it's not a functional and the list goes on. but our website where keeping our finger on the pulse of middle east of elements including the question of who is behind wednesday's to the bus bombing in israe
a spokesman for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine that refugees across gunness says the people of gaza will never have decent living conditions unless the blockade is lifted. well we have to see what is going to happen as far as the regime is concerned we've always called for the blockade to be looked to be certain it's a collective punishment of one point six one point seven million people it has to end even if all the current upsurge in flightsim if there was a crisis...
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ambassador not united nations, john bolten, andrew mccarthy, former federal prosecutor who convicted the blind shake, and the author of "spring fever." great to have you both here. andrew, your reaction to what is playing out in the nation's capital. this is the nation's capital -- capital of a superpower; right? >> so they s. a lot of misspeaking going on, it would appear. you know, look, it's been obvious from the start here that they tried to play out the idea of this video nobody saw of this being the cause of the atrocity of what happened in benghazi in which ur, including our ambassador, were killed. it's important to get to the bottom of it, and getting to the bottom of it, a comedy of error, should not obscure the fact this is a major advocation by the commander in chief who did not take action in a seven and a half hour siege with assets in place he could have ued to protect americans, and we have this inexplicable result of americans being killed, precisely because of the way the president handled it. lou: ambassador, this is quite a play that's being produced right now in
ambassador not united nations, john bolten, andrew mccarthy, former federal prosecutor who convicted the blind shake, and the author of "spring fever." great to have you both here. andrew, your reaction to what is playing out in the nation's capital. this is the nation's capital -- capital of a superpower; right? >> so they s. a lot of misspeaking going on, it would appear. you know, look, it's been obvious from the start here that they tried to play out the idea of this video...
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. >>> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. this decision about my successor is up to the president but i'm very happy he has the opportunity with a second term to make a decision. >> secretary of state, hillary clinton, coming to the defense of his possible successor, u.n. ambassador susan rice. yet, the smear campaign against susan rice continues as more republicans pile on. rice had another tough day on capitol hill today. now, senate republicans are blaming rice for yet another security failure. the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania 14 years ago. >> it troubles me so much is the benghazi attack in many ways echos the attacks of those embassies in 1998 when susan rice was head of the african region for our state department. >> senator bob corker in tennessee had a warning for the president. >> i would just ask the president to step back for a moment and realize that all of us here hold the secretary of state to a very different standard than most cabinet members. >> while republicans say they are concerned about su
. >>> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. this decision about my successor is up to the president but i'm very happy he has the opportunity with a second term to make a decision. >> secretary of state, hillary clinton, coming to the defense of his possible successor, u.n. ambassador susan rice. yet, the smear campaign against susan rice continues as more republicans pile on. rice had another tough day on capitol hill today. now, senate...
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the chinese are making the security council in the united nations a joke. russians are running over us in the united nations feeling no threat from defying america. i would have a tougher policy with china, vis-a-vis north korea. >> from nuclear threats to terrorist threats to economic threats. u.s. facing tough foreign policy challenges ahead. our special edition of on the record continues, next. of weigh, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. hurry in this saturday and sunday for great deals. likehe lucid by lg, free. or the galaxy nexus
the chinese are making the security council in the united nations a joke. russians are running over us in the united nations feeling no threat from defying america. i would have a tougher policy with china, vis-a-vis north korea. >> from nuclear threats to terrorist threats to economic threats. u.s. facing tough foreign policy challenges ahead. our special edition of on the record continues, next. of weigh, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with...
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united nations announce ago new round of talks today in kwut tar on global warming. even though a lot of country's budgets are strained by big financial problems some countries say they will spend more cash tackling the climate issue. service into lower manhattan along the trade centerine has resumed. sandy has knocked down that line. another one affected is running again through the hard hit long beach area but on a weekend schedule. perfect. thank you, heather. >> cyber monday is just getting started. retarryls are already hailing this weekend. estimated $59 billion for stores on-line. we are all breaking down the numbers for a red-letter day. >> 247 million shoppers visiting storeses as well as their web site. they spent $427 each. now on-line spending on black friday alone also surged. first ever thanksgiving thursday also brought in solid numbers with more than $6 million spent on the web on the holiday. >> you covered thursday and friday how about today? >> it is likely to believe the busiest cyber monday. 130 million folks will click on and check out web deals
united nations announce ago new round of talks today in kwut tar on global warming. even though a lot of country's budgets are strained by big financial problems some countries say they will spend more cash tackling the climate issue. service into lower manhattan along the trade centerine has resumed. sandy has knocked down that line. another one affected is running again through the hard hit long beach area but on a weekend schedule. perfect. thank you, heather. >> cyber monday is just...
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including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house tomorrow. president obama will be having mitt romney over for lunch. during his victory speech, the president said he would reach out to romney and consider some of his ideas talked about during the campaign. no media coverage is expected. >>> the president of mexico has a new job lined up after his john ends in february. he will become a fellow at the. >>> a big jackpot on the line. what we are just hearing from powerball officials about where winning tickets were sold. plus the demand in one city that's driving parking prices close to $100,000. >>> back here in just about ten min
including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house...
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palestinian president mahmoud abbas still has to present his case to the united nations but his supporters already cheering a move that promises palestinians more legal count on the international stage they have to take and the punitive measures and unilateral steps against the palestinians it seems to me that we will have available international community and other means i told him that my comfortable and trying to this thing such an. illegal behavior but the applause hides the growing frustration on the palestinian street it was a little more than a year ago that a bus but for full u.n. membership but failed young activists like mof muesli. after straighted that things have not changed a lot of people just feel betrayed this is a few this is the feeling of betrayal that's just been hurting us since. last march the main thing that we lost since also we had. to create people in forty years they were like in a way they were you know want people now twenty years after that almost twenty years after that. we have a lot of divisions within the society since the oslo agreement israeli settlemen
palestinian president mahmoud abbas still has to present his case to the united nations but his supporters already cheering a move that promises palestinians more legal count on the international stage they have to take and the punitive measures and unilateral steps against the palestinians it seems to me that we will have available international community and other means i told him that my comfortable and trying to this thing such an. illegal behavior but the applause hides the growing...
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i would like to know to which degree to think as the united nation but for the 21st century to political power in the hands of the green lobby. >> well, the u.n. has been very encouraging of the green lobby and the screen job issue is not an issue here in the united state. it is an issue also in europe being encouraged by the u.n., encouraged by the meeting over the summer. but europe is also finding green job aren't all they thought they would be. spain has stopped subsidies for solar power under that doesn't work in sunny spain it's not going to work anywhere. germany has also stopped at subsidies which is more understandable because there's a lot of clubs in germany, even though the economy isn't cloudy at all. the u.n. has had a strong influence on this. >> yes, sir. >> chuck bradford. you are probably not old enough to remember, the jimmy carter gave lots of money, billions of dollars to alternate energy projects. >> i do remember. >> too many of those plants still exist is the question? i don't think they lasted more than a couple years. secondly, are you familiar with another jimm
i would like to know to which degree to think as the united nation but for the 21st century to political power in the hands of the green lobby. >> well, the u.n. has been very encouraging of the green lobby and the screen job issue is not an issue here in the united state. it is an issue also in europe being encouraged by the u.n., encouraged by the meeting over the summer. but europe is also finding green job aren't all they thought they would be. spain has stopped subsidies for solar...
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ambassador to the united nations will muster all of her diplomatic skills and tiptoe through a political mine field. susan rice meets with republican senator john mccain. as you know, mccain had vehemently opposed her nomination of secretary of state. now he shows signs of softening. at issue, that deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. was rice playing politics when she said initially that terrorists were not to blame for the killing of four americans? minutes ago, we caught up to senator mccain for these exclusive comments. >> what do you have to learn today from miss rice? >> whatever ambassador rice wants to tell me. she's the one who asked for the meeting. i didn't. >> do you trust her to be secretary of state? >> this issue needs to be resolved, clearly. it needs to be resolved before -- i don't make a judgment as to whether she should be secretary of state or not until she's been nominated. >> you put more blame on the president or miss rice? >> the president is ultimately responsible. >> cnn's dan lothian first reported this morning's meeting with rice and mccain. he joins
ambassador to the united nations will muster all of her diplomatic skills and tiptoe through a political mine field. susan rice meets with republican senator john mccain. as you know, mccain had vehemently opposed her nomination of secretary of state. now he shows signs of softening. at issue, that deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. was rice playing politics when she said initially that terrorists were not to blame for the killing of four americans? minutes ago, we caught up to...
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states, including nasa, the department of energy, and the national science foundation. mexico city is an ideal location for milagro's megacity resrch. surrounded on three sides by mountains, pollutants become trapped within the city. molina: there are many reasons for selecting mexico city. first of all, mexico city is one of the largest megacities. it has about 20 million people. it is in a tropical latitude, so it's representative of many of the future megacities, which will be in asia, in africa. mexico city is at a high altitude and the solar radiation is very strong and the photochemistry, it is very reactive. and of course, what we hope is that what we learn from mexico city, it will provide insight for us so that we can use that insight and understanding and apply it to other future megacities. narrator: while many previous studies revealed a great deal about pollution within mexico city, what happened to the pollution after it left the city and what its effects were on the region and the globe had never been systematically studied until milagro. so you have all
states, including nasa, the department of energy, and the national science foundation. mexico city is an ideal location for milagro's megacity resrch. surrounded on three sides by mountains, pollutants become trapped within the city. molina: there are many reasons for selecting mexico city. first of all, mexico city is one of the largest megacities. it has about 20 million people. it is in a tropical latitude, so it's representative of many of the future megacities, which will be in asia, in...
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shep. >> shep: jonathan hunt live at the united nations. here at home, we got new answers today about who made the decision to characterize the consulate in libya as a ton spainious protest. that's how the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice described it just a few days after a group of men stormed the benghazi compound, killing the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. u.s. officials acknowledge it was a coordinated terrorist attack. republicans have accused ambassador rice and the white house of trying to mislead all of us. now the office of national intelligence director, james clapper, reports it wasn't the white house that changed rice's talking points. it was the u.s. intelligence committee. republicans on capitol hill say they have an issue with that and james rosen is in dc with the details of this saga as they played out today. hello, james. >> hello. the director of national intelligence, retired general james clapper, is the top intelligence officer. his spokesman, sean turner, issued a statement monday night to
shep. >> shep: jonathan hunt live at the united nations. here at home, we got new answers today about who made the decision to characterize the consulate in libya as a ton spainious protest. that's how the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice described it just a few days after a group of men stormed the benghazi compound, killing the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. u.s. officials acknowledge it was a coordinated terrorist attack. republicans have accused ambassador...
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including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house tomorrow. president obama will be having mitt romney over for lunch. during his victory speech, the president said he would reach out to romney and consider some of his ideas talked about during the campaign. no media coverage is expected. >>> the president of mexico has a new job lined up after his john ends in february. he will become a fellow at the. >>> a big jackpot on the line. what we are just hearing from powerball officials about where winning tickets were sold. plus the demand in one city that's driving parking prices close to $100,000. >>> back here in just about ten min
including middle class tax cuts and his ambassador to the united nations. she is thought to be on the short list to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. >> couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [ applause ] rice failed to win the support of two more republican senators today. many republicans have criticized her for her initial account of the benghazi consulate attack, which did not label it as a terrorist attack. >>> to be a fly on the wall at the white house...
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nations on november twenty six so what we have here is a new middle east israel needs to adopt its reason dog draw in order to be able to adapt to the new situation that's going on in the region now you also have hamas asserting itself in a post arab spring conflict the way that gaza war two thousand and eight two thousand and nine during operation cast lead was fought is very different from the way this war is being fought you have rocket attacks on tel of the rocket attacks on jerusalem and they've sort of upped the ante so if a ceasefire is resolved tonight as was announced by president mohamed morsi i believe that this should go into a round of peace negotiations between hamas and israel i'm not sure what abbas will fit into this equation but if the ceasefire unravels you can guarantee that israel will do everything that is necessary in order for it to defect to centrally defend its people and also to raise the level of the tyrants against islamic jihad and hamas ok marine great said this is the you know the post arab spring environment it seems like on every single front israel is lo
nations on november twenty six so what we have here is a new middle east israel needs to adopt its reason dog draw in order to be able to adapt to the new situation that's going on in the region now you also have hamas asserting itself in a post arab spring conflict the way that gaza war two thousand and eight two thousand and nine during operation cast lead was fought is very different from the way this war is being fought you have rocket attacks on tel of the rocket attacks on jerusalem and...
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nations secretary general and others, trying to mediate, it looks like this could turn into a ground operation which the israelis have threatened within a matter of days. what is your outlook? >> i think that is certainly a possibility. but you have to step back for a minute. who supplies hamas? it is iran. you have to look at iran's role in this current conflict. certainly, egypt has a hand for mohammed morsi and his disastrous economic policy. but what it has done is taken the nuclear issue off of the table. let's face it, iran has been at war for over 33 years. they conducted another act of war just a week or so ago when they fired an unmanned drone. as usual, we did not come forth to meet the challenge. lou: thank you very much. as you point out, the national media and in this context of the context between israel and hamas, taking note of the president's agenda and the absence of china on this specific event. admiral, we always appreciate talking to you. lou: joining us now is congressman louie gohmert. he was just reelected to a fifth term and he served previously as chief just
nations secretary general and others, trying to mediate, it looks like this could turn into a ground operation which the israelis have threatened within a matter of days. what is your outlook? >> i think that is certainly a possibility. but you have to step back for a minute. who supplies hamas? it is iran. you have to look at iran's role in this current conflict. certainly, egypt has a hand for mohammed morsi and his disastrous economic policy. but what it has done is taken the nuclear...
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nations which has been quiet for the better part of the last week in fact it hasn't issued any kind of statements since this conflict started and this is allegedly because it did not want to interfere with efforts by both the arab league and cairo to try and hash out some kind of cease fire if there is no ceasefire that is agreed to by the software and wednesday we're being told that the u.n. security council will hold an open debate and that this debate will address the whole issue of what to do and what is happening here on the ground u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in the region she's already met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and she's on her way to cairo where she'll meet with the egyptian president as well as the arab league foreign ministers but she certainly hasn't india herself to the gazans because already she has stated quite clearly that it is role that has the support of the united states in fact the word she used was that they give them rock solid. supports of course this is going down with the israeli public but it's been received very diffe
nations which has been quiet for the better part of the last week in fact it hasn't issued any kind of statements since this conflict started and this is allegedly because it did not want to interfere with efforts by both the arab league and cairo to try and hash out some kind of cease fire if there is no ceasefire that is agreed to by the software and wednesday we're being told that the u.n. security council will hold an open debate and that this debate will address the whole issue of what to...
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spending nations combined. those ten nations together, together spend about 450 billion. we spend 800 billion. now, here is the check. our money is heavily invested in sophisticated military hardware, very sophisticated pieces of equipment which truthfully impacts our domestic economy. but the truth of the matter is to the discussion of budgets, having put many, many budgets together, is not a discussion just about money. it's a discussion about priorities. we have to determine. and to me, when you talk about where the deal is to be made, the sequester includes deep cuts in the military, and many on the right and many in communities where there are a large military contractors that deploy a lot of people. a bargain to avoid those military cuts, but what we have to say as a nation is, it is important to that we prioritize education, infrastructure right alongside of trying to have security. so we have to realize and talk. we have to talk about the military budget in a way where we say, it's possible to have a sa
spending nations combined. those ten nations together, together spend about 450 billion. we spend 800 billion. now, here is the check. our money is heavily invested in sophisticated military hardware, very sophisticated pieces of equipment which truthfully impacts our domestic economy. but the truth of the matter is to the discussion of budgets, having put many, many budgets together, is not a discussion just about money. it's a discussion about priorities. we have to determine. and to me, when...
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china says it is supporting the bid to upgrade the status at the united nations. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide car bombing in eastern afghanistan. two people were killed, 60 others hurt, they say it was in attack to the response o of the recent execution of four taliban prisoners at the afghan cease government's main detention center. >>> new violence breaking out across egypt this morning, the information coming in about clashes between o opponents ask supporters of the new egyptian government. the critics of the new leader are angry that he gave himself sweeping new powers and they're fearing he will now become a dictator. more than a dozen people have been injured in the fighting there today. >>> egypt's president is winning praise, though, from around the world for helping to negotiate the new cease fire in the middle east. now president mohammed morsi has a powerful decree. >> all decisions the president has made since taking office in june and until a new constitution are adopted are not subject to appeal in court or any other authority. >> as we told you the
china says it is supporting the bid to upgrade the status at the united nations. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide car bombing in eastern afghanistan. two people were killed, 60 others hurt, they say it was in attack to the response o of the recent execution of four taliban prisoners at the afghan cease government's main detention center. >>> new violence breaking out across egypt this morning, the information coming in about clashes between o opponents...
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united nations is an organization of its members. many members are led by thugs. and it is very hard to envision that with all of these differences and all of these members, and even just look at the differences within the security council, just imagine on what seems like a straightforward issue in terms of intervening on syria, you only have five permanent members of the security council. and they cannot agree on something like this. you know, what has happened, obviously i think in the past couple decades, there's been an information revolution that has led to expectations that you articulated. in the gaza, it is live, in damascus, it is live. we have expectations for action. when we observe things like that, they are not seen it, there were not noted here our expectations are former limited. today, the public is globally connected and has certain expectations. and yet international institutions have not evolved in a powerful way. we still of the same institutions that have a political order since 2002. nobody can figure out how to do it. host: what is your rela
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nations didn't deserve to be singled out. she was only doing what the white house communications operation told her to do on those sunday talk shows. let's see how this plays out and i don't think that senator mccain has the support in his own republican senate caucus to launch a filibuster. >> quickly before i let you go, fascinating "washington post" article speculating on the future of secretary of state hillary clinton and talked about how she has remade american diplomacy by visiting countries she didn't have to visit and championing smaller initiatives as well and includes this quote, the answer to the question of whether hillary clinton will run for president in 2016, whether she will seek a job with the most power to do the most good of all is another question f whether she can keep herself from it. what do you think? >> craig, i have had the privilege of knowing the secretary for 35 years and the fact is that in the state department she is redefined the diplomacy of soft power and her travels have taken her to help f
nations didn't deserve to be singled out. she was only doing what the white house communications operation told her to do on those sunday talk shows. let's see how this plays out and i don't think that senator mccain has the support in his own republican senate caucus to launch a filibuster. >> quickly before i let you go, fascinating "washington post" article speculating on the future of secretary of state hillary clinton and talked about how she has remade american diplomacy...
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it's also an united nations issue and a p-5 plus one. i think the president of the united states comes in and says, look, we have the leaders of france and britain and china and russia and the u.n. and we're trying to prevent nuclear weapons, you know, you should probably not meddle in this. that's a winnable argument. i think particularly coming out of this -- obama out of a strong election. no one like gaddafi. no one liked libya. no one liked the soviets. it's doable. >> to partially answer the same question. the issue for many in congress is whether this negotiation quote-unquote allows iran to continue enriching at the 3.5% level or not. the historical position of the united states going back to the early 2000's has been that there should be a suspension of all enrichment as a confidence-building measure. from what you're saying, jim, we're well past that point and iran has a lot of truth on the ground in terms of additional centrifuges and they want the -- their so-called right under the nonproliferation treaty to be recognized. th
it's also an united nations issue and a p-5 plus one. i think the president of the united states comes in and says, look, we have the leaders of france and britain and china and russia and the u.n. and we're trying to prevent nuclear weapons, you know, you should probably not meddle in this. that's a winnable argument. i think particularly coming out of this -- obama out of a strong election. no one like gaddafi. no one liked libya. no one liked the soviets. it's doable. >> to partially...
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. >> just to be clear, when you have a position where you're ambassador to the united nations, you go well beyond unclassified talking points in your daily preparation responsibilities for that job. >> so right now, senator john mccain is speaking as part of a panel forum on syria. we're going to monitor that event. but joining me now is former white house press secretary joe lockhart to talk more about this. it's been a wild hour, definitely, to see the three senators come to the microphone and make news about the fact that they believe there is more trouble to come. they've got more questions than they do answers. a lot of fire being thrown out when a lot of people speculated, joe, maybe this would help tamper down all the criticism to susan rice. how do you think the reaction has been? do you find this to be typical? >> yeah, you know, the washington post described it as bizarre. i'll call it a very strange and weird strategy. there are legitimate questions to ask about this. any time american lives are lost, particularly those, ambassado ambassadors, those who put their lives at r
. >> just to be clear, when you have a position where you're ambassador to the united nations, you go well beyond unclassified talking points in your daily preparation responsibilities for that job. >> so right now, senator john mccain is speaking as part of a panel forum on syria. we're going to monitor that event. but joining me now is former white house press secretary joe lockhart to talk more about this. it's been a wild hour, definitely, to see the three senators come to the...